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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-01

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-01
City Of Augusta.

The Committee on Accounts will be in session at
the Aldermen's Rooms, at 80 o'clock Z. NJ. on the
Monday next preceding the first Wednesday of each
month, for the purpose of examining accounts and
claims against the CITY, Bills must be presented to
some member of the Committee at previous to the
hour Of meeting, or they will not be considered or
reported to the City Council for payment until one
month later; All bills must be approved by the city
oftcer, or the committee of the department under
whose authority the same accrued
b. +. FOLSOM,
F. A. BRICK, Committee
VIII. REID, on
J.W. FOGLER, Accoupts
mch24dsw G. d. HASKELL,
Augusta, March 2Ath. 1887.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-01

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-01

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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-04
PASSING THE TIME.

Something About the Way In which Aai-
mails Idle Away Moments which Hang
Heavily Upon Their .Hands."
Dogs. though not able to squander
their time over newspaper, will spend
hour after hour. seated at window.
watching all that passes in the street,
or, in the evening. regarding mouse
hole-not with the slightest idea OF
gain or profit. but merely as an agree
able means of passing the time. Then
there are the long-continued flights OF
tame pigeons about our houses. the
auadriIle of house-fy across our cell
ing, the gamboling Of gnats. and the
lowering in the sun Of those bright
colored. two winged flys sometimes
called drones. Even the patient ass.
that beast of many woes. is naturally
light-hearted. though his ordinary re
taxation seldom goes beyond . roll
in the dusty road when OF duty; but
those who have kept and cared for one
know well enough his loud. clear bray
of honest recognition and JOY at the
sight n any one to whom he il at
tached; while an underworked. joyou.
donkey, fond Of sport has been seeu
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-04

OF all animals birds possess the
quickest motions, the most energetic
respiration, and the warmest blood
and they constantly undergo the most
rapid change of substance and need
the most food. Although few creatures
are SO pleasing to the esthetic tastes
of POLITICALLY inclined person as birds.
the breeder knows that most Of them
are to be looked upon a. hearty or ex-
cessive eaters. Any one who closely
observes birds and their conduct will
soon remark that all their thoughts
and efforts, aside from the few days
they spend in wooing and their short
periods Of resting. are directed to get
ting something to eat. With what
restless earnestness do titmice plunge
through the bushes and the trees! Not
a leaf is uninvestigated, every chink
in the bark is examined for whatever
eatable it may be hiding. and a sharp
look is cast into every joint Of q branch.
How industriously does the ousel turn
and thrash the leaves on the ground OF
the woods all the day long. spying its
game with glance Of its sharp eye.
and swapping it up on the instant!
After observing few such incidents
we can easily believe the stories that
are related of the fish-eating powers OF
the cormorant, and Of the fruit-eating
birds that are able to consume three
times their weight every day.-Ropslev
Science Monthly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-04
"MARY'S LITTLE LAMB.

A story About the .Hero' of the Well
known Nursery khymes-HOw the ''Old
south Church" Was Helped.
Most Of our young readers will be
surprised to hear that the well-known
nursery song of ..Mary Had Little
Lamb is a true story, and that MARY"
is still living. About seventy years
ago she was little girl. the daughter
of a farmer in Worcester County. Mass.
She was very fond Of going with her
father into the fields to see the sheep.
and one day they found baby-lamb
which was thought to be dead. Kind
hearted little Mary, however. lifted it
up in her arms, and. as it seemed to
breathe. she carried it home. made it .
warm bed near the stove, and nursed it
tenderly. Great was her delight when.
after weeks of careful feeding and
watching. her little patient began to
grow we'll and strong, and soon after it
was able to run about 1t knew its
young mistress perfectly, always came
Mt her call. and was happy only when
Mt her side. One day it followed her
to the village school. and, not know
ing what else to do with it, she put il
under her desk and covered it with her
shawl. There it stayed until Mary was
called up to the teachers desk to say
her lesson, and then the lamb walked
quietly after her and the other children
burst cut laughing. So the teacher
..s..d "aa !, shut the little girls pet in the
after this you'd ii school was , out. Soon Soon
Rollstone. wrote . iifaialss' nsned JON. 9onn
Mary and her lamb and presented w.
her. The lamb grew TO Be sheep and
lived for many years. and when 1t lase
it died. Mary grieved 50 much for il
that her mother took some OF its wool.
which was las white as snow." and
knitted pair Of stockings for her. to
wear in remembrance of her darling.
Some years after the lambs death.
Mrs. Sarah Hall, a celebrated woman
who wrote books, composed some
verses about Mary's lamb and added
them to those written by John Roll
stone. making the complete poem as
We know it.
Mary took such good care OF the
stockings made Of her lambs fleece
that when she was a grown-up woman
she gave one Of them to a church-faiI
in Boston. As soon as it became known
that the stocking was made from the
fleece Of "Mary's little lamb" every
one wanted piece Of it; SO the stock
ing was raveled out and the yarn cut
into short pieces. Each piece was tied
to card on which MARY" wrote hel
full name, and these car,ls sold 50 well
that they brought the large sum OF one
hundred and forty dollars to Old
Snuth Church.-American Agricult1r'
| ISL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-04

Writing lines is the penance Harrow
bows do for all their sins, in and out Of
school. II a boy is late for school. he
writes lines; If he misses ''bilk" he
writes lines. II the lines are not
finished at a stated time. their number
is doubled. There was one clever boy
who escaped writing half the ordered
quantity, and the master tells the story
Of how he did it to this day. He was an
untidy boy and was often taken to task
for his carelessness and disorder. One
day his master, who had very dignified
and impressive manners, and who al
ways said ..we'' instead of "you' when
talking to the boys. found occasion to
reprove him.
1--WE do not look very Clean" he
said, with much severity. I'VE have
not washed our hands this morning.
Have wc?"
II don't know about yours" was the
impudent boys answer. "but I've
washed mine"
"Ahr' said the master, I'VE are very
impertipent to-day. we viii nave "
write hundred lines before the next
bill"
When ..bill'' time came, the master
sent for the boy.
Have We written our ines?" he
asked.
I've written my ffty," the boy an
49,. ..h;7 sfrwptly, handing in HIS
you've done you hiuk knoE- -Saetesr
Robins Pen1eH = e. I5ehoeos.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-04

to indulge in hunting pigs around
farmyari, catching and holding them
by the tails until their squeals brought
the owner to the rescue.
No boy out of school shows his sense
of happiness or freedom more strongly
than q horse or pony does when first
turned loose for a run ut grass; tearing
round the paddock. now stopping for
moment to snort and fill his lungs with
fresh air, and then. with . kick-up OF
the heels. continuing his gallop. These
spells of play last longer with some
horses than others, depending often
upon the length of time the animal has
been stable-fed. A horse that is turned
out daily merely trots of a few yards
with 4 merry laugh before beginning
to nibble the fresh. sweet grass. In
the stable the amusements of horses
too often take the form Of wanton mis-
chief. or some such horsc-play as un-
hooking a stable-jacket and tearing it
up. or biting holes in their own cloth
ing. kicking their stalls to bits. ETC..
while a very playful pony has been
known to indulge in pulling the fsath-
ers out Of pigeons tails.
Talking Of pigeons reminds me OF
the quantity of small talk. gossip. or
scandal indulged in by them and GER
tain other birds before retiring for
the night or beginning work for the
day. House sparrows. starlings and
rocks are all very chatty at these
times, while birds who lead more soli-
tary lives nearly always end and begin
the day with a song Of joy.
Dogs do not chew or smoke; but .
dog nearly always keeps store OF IA
vorite old bones by him. one OF which
he loves to bring to the fireside. to pass
away half an hour before going to bed
gnawing at it, while light-hearted dogs
will often end a spell Of chewing at
their bone with q game Of pitch-and-
toss with it. l have even known dogs
to play p:tch-and-toss with single pei
let of shot. One sees more OF the dog
and cat and their pastimes than OF
other animals. but it is likely that in =
state of nature most beasts spend quite
as much Of their life in killing time as
do these.-M ". (hristiaH Advocate.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-04

their time. And if poor women are
enabled by the lessons of household
economy taught by the schools to make
one dollar go as far as two dollars used
to 60, there will not be 50 much abject
poverty as there is now.
..And these lessons do not apply alone
to the poor and middle classes. con-
tinued the lady, .'but to the rich as well.
Rich mems daughters belong to the
poor young men for wives. and should
he brought up to consider housework
one of the accomplishm necessary
to the completion Of their cducatlon'
and to make a husbands small salary
meet the demands Of the household.
A number of the daughters OF my
friends are engaged to poor young
men, and there is no good reason why
they can not he married and happy
right away. except for the foolish idea
Of the young men that they must have
as much to begin married life with as
the father Of the young lady is possessed
of, and the hopes Of soon gaining the
desired riches. Many women who are
intelligent and accomplished in most
things are proud Of their utter helpless
ness in regard to the household affairs.
In dressmaker's rooms one day saw
| lady who resides on Michigan avenue.
She had brought garment for the
dressmaker to mend. Tryingit on. she
showed slight rip in the armhole. and
told where the sleeve pinched little,
being too tight.
rs that alp asked the patient dress.
maker.
".Why, yes. You know l can't sew,
or would not have troubled you about
it.
Then. after a long complaint about
her cook having left her. and how thu
family would have starved if it had no.
been for the little knowledge the cham
bermaid had Of cooking, and frequen
visits to the restaurants. this entirel.
useless person departed. having spen
enough time on this errand to have
learned how to prepare simple meal
or at least to mend rent that requlrc'
only few stitches. When such wome'
learn that all work is honorable ant
only idleness is thing to be ashamed
Of the homes in this country will be bet
ter of. Even large establishment
where many competent servants are EN-
plovcd would be better conducted If til
mistress were an accomplished house
wife. Chicago Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-04
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS
KNITTING.

In the chimney corner our Marjorie sits,
Softly singing the while she knits:
The freight flickeriny here and there
Plays on her face and her shining hair.
And glittering bright in the fitful glow,
Backward and forward her needles 60;
Backward and forward swift and true,
And bark the needles are singing, too.
Zone and two and three and four,
Counting and narrowing DER and DER.
Knit and rib and seam and purl,
Clickety, clackety, good little girl!'
The fire is whispering. Marjorie mine,
'Tis q positive pleasure on you to shine,
From your pretty brown hair, so smooth and
neat,
Down to your dainty, trimslippered feet
The kettle is murmuring: Marjorie dear,
IT'S all for your sake that I'm bubbling here;
But though have bubbled both loud and long
You've ears for naught but those needles
song
zone and two and three and four,
Counting and narrowing DER and DER
Knit and rib and seam and puri,
Clickety, clackcty, good little giri:'
And what is our Marjorie knitting, pray.
soft, warm scarf for . winter day?
"A pair OF uittenS IOf ScnOOl-DOy kF00p
Or reins for toddling Baby Ned:
can not see. in the twilight gray,
How many needles are working away,
But / see them fiickering in and out,
And they know exactly what they are about
Zone and two and three and four,
Counting and narrowing DER and o'or.
Knit and rib and seam and puri,
Ciickety, c,ackety, good little girlr
Cheerily Marjorie works away,
Nor ever her thoughts from her knitting stray
Whatever il is, twill be sure to fit
For loving thoughts ir the web are knit.
The kettle may bubble, the fire may burn,
But Marjorie thoughts they can not turn;
And think that my heart must be knitting
too.
For il seems to sing, as the needles dol
zone and two and three and four,
Counting and narrowing DER and oer.
Knit and rib and seam and purl,
Clickety. clackcfy, dear little girl."
-LaHra Il. Richards, In YostA's Ccmpasios.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-04
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

DIR. Carlos Finlay, Of Havana. con-
tends that yellow fever is transmitted
by inoculation, which is largely per-
formed by mosquitoes.-Goldc" Rule.
Spider silk offers little hope OF
profitable industry. A seasons work
Of collector in India resulted in ten
pounds of spiders webs at cost OF
about $1,000 in Bombay.-Spr'nafetd
TO- J Times.
Vast deposits Of brown and camel
Goals have been discovered in Ouachita
County, Arkansas. 1t is easy coal to
mine, and of superior quality for heat
ing and steam-making purposes.-N
Y. Examiner.
-"Sand-paper" is now made without
either sand or paper. Glass is pulver-
lied and sifted on muslin. which has
been covered with coating OF glue. II
is better and more durable than the
old-fashioned sand-paper.
The fourth case Of the successful
removal Of II tumor from the brain has
been reported in England. the weight
Of the tumor being ~ ounces. These
cases Of brain surgery, with the exact
location from the symptoms OF the spot
affected. are fcats Of which science may
well be proud. Boston Budget.
-'.Agriculture is. beyond question,
the leading industry Of our State. with
more capital invested and more labor
employed than all other interests COM
bined; and it deserves and should re-
ceive most generous consideration.
| Prosperity in this industry brings pros
perity to all Others" So says the Gov.
ernor Of Wisconsin in his last annual
message.-Montreal Witness.
"A noteworthy invention has re
Gently been made by an English
woman. Miss Hcale. which is now on
exhibition i'm London. 1t is q method
of diffusing light through water, the
effect being to render it much more
brilliant and at the same time much
softer. A light that throws its rays lac
feet can bc furnished at cost Of
cents an hour.
The Age Of Steel publishes a sum.
mary Of the statistics collected by the
American Iron and Steel Association in
the nail trade. These statistics show that
exclusive Of railroad spikes and horse-
shoe nails our total production Of cut
nails and cut spikes in 1886 was $780,
97S kegs Of 100 pounds each. against
6.696.Sl5 kegs in 1885, 7.5Sl.379 keg.
in 1884. and 7,762, 747 kegs in 1888. Th'
production Of 1886 was the largest thu
country has ever attained.
| "A device for protecting factory op
eratives from accidents by being caugh
by swiftly-running wheels has been in
vented by Robert F. Fenny. Of New
Haven. 1t consists in widening tn
shaft between pulleys with strings. spi
rally and rather loose. and then enclos
ing the shaft in zinc, or tin or Othe
metal cylinder. The strings simpl
prevent any noise from contact Of tn
shaft with the metallic cylindrica
jacket. Should woman get caught b
her hair, it would begin to wind up o.
the jacket, which would instantly sto
its motion. leaving the shaft inside I
revolve. but without doing harm I
whoever might be caught.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-04
PREACHING eY SIGNS.

Chicago Deaf Mutes Attend Church and
Are Spectators OF sermon.
The Episcopal service is always i'm.
pressive, and when it has the mantle OF
perfect silence thrown about it, it is
particularly SO. There are about fifty
deaf mutes in Chicago. who worship
once month in st. James church.
Cass and Huron streets. The Rev. A.
w. Mann, himself a deaf mute. who has
been nearly twelve years in the pulpit,
is the rector, his field embracing the en-
tire country bou nded by the Alleghanies
on the east, the Ohio river on the south.
and Kansas on the west. OF the $1,000
deaf mutes in the United States. 5000
are communicates in the various dio-
ceses which the Rev. DR.. Mann minis.
ters to.
..Choose ye this day whom ye will
serve" was DR.. Mann's text recently.
There was prayer-silent prayer
offered by the fingers. while piano in
the room below peeled forth Sabbath
school melody. joined by a hundred
voices, but the noise did not disturb the
silent worshipers. Then the litany was
repeated, the congregation responding
in pantomime concert-no choir, no
organ. no music to stir the soul to re.
ligious thoughts. And then. when the
rector had fairly launched out in his
sermon. and from appearances was
growing eloquent, the wife Of DR.. Vib
bert came into the room with her largs
Bible class Of young ladies. and thu
noise that usually attends such exer
cises was begun. but the discourse wen
on increasingly. the fingers OF the Rev
DIR. Mann jerking and jumping ant
clutching and gesticulating with almost
lightning rapidity. His auditors watched
their movements with the most intens'
interest, their faces sometimes cloudet
as If listening to the description Of SOM
horrible thing. and then again An ex
preston Of joy would seem to follow
some dexterous movement Of the silen
preacher. When he had delivered him
self Of some eloquent peroration th'
rector would stop moment. presum
ably giving his observers time to com
prehend. and then he would beat tn
balm Of his left hand with the clenchet
fist of the right several times. and thi
he would follow by several re6ectiv
mods Of the head, as il signifying '.yel
yes; that is it." Or ''that u true. y
Chicago Neaos.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-04
PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

Great ne..ss .,raorstara hon,
much glory there is in being good ,
kicAelsf.
a young man who has been Tilted
q half dozen times u going around
town trying to organize Love Insur
ance Company.
There is a man in Wellington so
short that when he is i'll he doesn't
know whether he has the headache or
corns. Winfield Tribune.
NOWADAYS only well-tO-dO ladies
can afford to have maids to help them
dress, but in the oldlen times every
housewife had adrcsser.-B0stOn BMdg-
et.
You deceive yourself, my son. You
think you should like to know what peo-
ple think of YOU, but you don't want to
know any thing of the kind. In your
heart of heart, you know You don't
Burdette.
Procedure Amendment.-''To in
sert "A member rising i'm his place may
move.'" How can he rise without
movingp OF course he can move with
out rising. But they'll never get on at
this pacc.--PMnch.
The Thoughts Of Our Bad Boy
at hurt me worse than you, my lad.
T0 punish you for being bad"
The bowling son.
When dad has done.
Thinks, ..golly, don't wish IL had"
-7eraS Sgtings.
| -,Jones-.I don't like Robinson"
Brown-..Why not?" Jones-"He said
| l was no better than l should be"
Brown-..Well. are you?" Jones-"Of
course I-well. that is-say, Brown. is
anybody"
"Papa," said a Chicago young
woman, lat the concert l heard some
BODY refer to the tout ensemble. What
kind Of an instrument is that, papaY'
Papa mot quite sure Of himself) think
it must be French for rtrombone.-M r
Interior.
How it happenetl.-Prisoner-''It's
me family throubles. your honor. that
are the cause Of my getting dhrunk. :"
Justice-"What do you mean?" Pris-
oner-.'Sure l used to take back the
washing that the ould woman did. and
its her shameful carelessness in thrust
ing the money to me that led me init
temptation. It'd Bits.
Our little niece, four years old. wa
visiting her grandmother. Among othe1
things given her to play with was |
. large, 0ld-fashiOned cent. Maud tool
. this up and viewed it meditatively TO
some time. Then she suddenly ex
claimed: ''Grandma, I've been thinking
il they used to have such big cents .
this, their dollars must have been whop
persr'-BotyhOod.